Museum · Massachusetts
Hosmer House Museum
Hosmer House Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 66 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the west-northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Isaac Davis Home Site, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 66 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates42.47673, -71.45109
- 4.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.7 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 25.6 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Isaac Davis Home Site: 0.4 mi
- Isaac Davis Monument: 1.1 mi
- Mead Stone: 1.2 mi
- John Robbins Foundation: 1.6 mi
- Preserved Quarry Site: 2.2 mi
Gardens
- ABRHS Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Stow Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 3.5 mi
- Colonial Herb Garden: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Patriots Hill Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
- Cr #3: 0.7 mi
- Great Hill Conservation Land: 0.7 mi
- Pacy Conservation Land: 1.0 mi
- Monsen Conservation Land: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Conant Hill: 0.6 mi
- Great Hill: 0.6 mi
- Wright Hill: 1.4 mi
- Faulkner Hill: 1.4 mi
- Nagog Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Great Hill Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
- Acton Arboretum: 0.9 mi
- Acton Common: 1.1 mi
- Goward Playground: 1.1 mi
- Elm Street Fields: 1.2 mi
Museums
- Discovery Museum: 0.9 mi
- YV Art Museum: 3.3 mi
- West School Museum: 5.1 mi
- Ralph Waldo Emerson House: 5.6 mi
- American Heritage Museum: 6.0 mi
Attractions
- stone pile: 1.9 mi
- Old Stone Chamber: 3.0 mi
- Davies’ Pest House Foundation: 3.2 mi
- Diamond Crossing: 3.3 mi
- Colonel Barrett House: 3.6 mi
Artworks
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 5.0 mi
- Chime Wall: 5.1 mi
- Amadinda: 5.1 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 5.1 mi
- Minute Man Statue: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 42
- Stow Town Beach: 5.5 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 7.1 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 7.3 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 7.8 mi
- Memorial Beach: 8.2 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 8.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Farmers Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 9.1 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 12.1 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Wamesit Falls: 13.1 mi
- Cascades: 18.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 19.2 mi
- The Falls: 20.5 mi
- Emerson Falls: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 13.1 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 20.9 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 22.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Mystery Spring: 7.4 mi
- Quarry Spring: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Hosmer House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | WNW 299° | 187 m | 5.7 mi |
| Oak Hill | WNW 289° | 187 m | 5.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | WSW 249° | 145 m | 6.7 mi |
| Flagg Hill | WSW 252° | 139 m | 2.6 mi |
| Marble Hill | SW 235° | 126 m | 4.2 mi |
| Spindle Hill | SW 228° | 123 m | 4.7 mi |
| Birch Hill | SW 218° | 121 m | 5.1 mi |
| Starr Hill | NNW 337° | 120 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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